List of horror films of 1989

A list of horror films released in 1989.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
976-EVIL	Robert Englund	Stephen Geoffreys, Jim Metzler, Patrick O'Bryan	United States
3615 code Père Noël	René Manzor	Alain Lalanne, Louis Ducreux, Brigitte Fossey	France		[1]
After Midnight	Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat	Jillian McWhirter, Pamela Segall, Nadine Van Der Velde	United States		[2]
Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes	Sandor Stern	Patty Duke, Robert Alan Browne	United States	Television film
Beasties	Steven Paul Contreras	Denise Mora, Hector Yanez, Brenda Stubbe	United States
Begotten	E. Elias Merhige	Brian Salzburg, Donna Dempsey	United States		[3]
Beyond Dream's Door	Jay Woelfel	Nick Baldasare, Rick Kesler, Susan Pinsky	United States
Beyond the Door III	Jeff Kwitny	Mary Kohnert, Bo Svenson, Victoria Zinny	Italy	Alternative title(s) Amok Train Death Train	[4]
Beware! Children at Play	Mik Cribben	Robin Lilly, Lori Tirgrath, Jamie Krause	United States		[5]
Black Past	Olaf Ittenbach	Andrea Arbter, Andre Stryi, Sonja Berg	West Germany
The Carpenter	David Wellington	Wings Hauser	Canada		[6]
Celia	Ann Turner	Rebecca Smart	Australia		[7]
The Cellar	Kevin S. Tenney	Patrick Kilpatrick	United States		[8]
The Chill Factor (a.k.a. Demon Possessed)	David Irving	Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert	United States	Released on VHS in 1993	[9]
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown	Christopher Webster	Dawn Laurie, Aaron Kjenaas, Connie Snyder	United States
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.	David Irving	Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert	United States
The Church	Michele Soavi	Hugh Quarshie, Asia Argento, Tomas Arana	Italy		[10]
Clownhouse	Victor Salva	Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell	United States		[11]
Curse II: The Bite	Frederico Prosperi	Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck	United States Japan Italy
Cutting Class	Rospo Pallenberg	Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt	United States
Dark Tower	Freddie Francis , Ken Wiederhorn	Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Theodore Bikel	United States		[12]
The Dead Next Door	J. R. Bookwalter	Scott Spiegel, Maria Markovic, Bogdan Pecic	United States		[13]
Dear Diary	Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara , Leroy Salvador	Herbert Bautista, Gelli de Belen	Philippines		[ citation needed ]
The Death King	Jörg Buttgereit	Bela B., Susanne Betz, Hille Saul	West Germany		[14]
Deceit	Albert Pyun	Norbert Weisser, Diane Defoe, Christian Andrews	United States
Don't Panic	Rubén Galindo Jr.	Jon Michael Bischof, Gabriela Hassel, Helena Rojo	Mexico United States		[15]
Dr. Caligari	Stephen Sayadian	Madeleine Reynal, Fox Harris	United States		[16]
Edge of Sanity	Gerard Kikoine	Anthony Perkins, Glynis Barber, Sarah Maur-Thorp	United Kingdom United States		[17]
Elves	Jeffrey Mandel	Dan Haggerty, Deanna Lund, Ken Carpenter	United States		[18]
Family Reunion	Michael Hawes	A.J. Woods, John Andes, Pam Phillips	United States		[19]
Flesh Eating Mothers	James Aviles Martin	Ramiro Oliveros, Donatella Hecht, Neal Rosen	United States		[20]
The Fly II	Chris Walas	Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, John Getz	United States		[21]
Freakshow	Constantino Magnatta	Timm Zemanek, Dean Richards Wiancko, Audrey Landers	Canada		[22]
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan	Rob Hedden	Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Mark Richman	United States		[23]
From the Dead of Night	Paul Wendkos	Lindsay Wagner, Bruce Boxleitner	United States	Television film	[24]
Grave Robbers	Rubén Galindo Jr.	Fernando Almada, Edna Bolkan, Erika Buenfil, Ernesto Laguardia, María Rebeca	Mexico		[25]
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers	Dominique Othenin-Girard	Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell	United States		[26]
Hanging Heart	Jimmy Lee	Barry Wyatt, John Stevens	United States
Headhunter	Francis Schaeffer	Wayne Crawford, Kay Lenz, Steve Kanaly	United States South Africa		[27]
Hellgate	William A. Levey	Ron Palillo, Abigail Wolcott	United States		[28]
High Desert Kill	Harry Falk	Anthony Geary, Marc Singer, Micah Grant	United States	Television film
The Horror Show	James Isaac	Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart	United States		[29]
The House of Clocks	Lucio Fulci	Carla Cassola, Al Cliver	Italy		[30]
Howling V: The Rebirth	Neal Sundstrom	Philip Davis, Victoria Catlin, Elizabeth She	United States		[31]
I, Madman	Tibor Takács	Jenny Wright, Clayton Rohner	United States		[32]
Intruder	Scott Spiegel	Elizabeth Cox, Renée Estevez, Dan Hicks	United States		[33]
Killer Crocodile	Fabrizio De Angelis	Sherrie Rose, Van Johnson, Ann Douglas	Italy
Las Vegas Bloodbath	David Schwartz	Ari Levin, Rebecca Gandara, Jerry Raganesi	United States		[34]
Leviathan	George Pan Cosmatos	Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays	United States Italy		[35]
Lobster Man from Mars	Stanley Sheff	Diana Frank, Ava Fabian, Deborah Foreman	United States		[36]
Mangetsu no Kuchizuke	Ryū Kaneda	Eri Fukatsu, Yasufumi Terawaki, Akiko Matsumura	Japan		[37]
Masque of the Red Death	Larry Brand, Jeffrey Delman	Patrick Macnee, Adrian Paul	United States	Produced by Roger Corman	[38]
Masque of the Red Death	Alan Birkinshaw	Frank Stallone, Brenda Vaccaro, Herbert Lom	United States	Produced by Harry Alan Towers	[38]
Maya	Marcello Avallone	William Berger, Peter Phelps, Mariangélica Ayala	Italy
Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor	Glenn Takajian	Diana Flaherty, Marcus Powell, Tara Leigh	United States
Monster High	Rudy Poe	Diana Frank, Robert Lind, Doug Kerzner	United States
Murder Weapon	David DeCoteau	Karen Russell, Allen First, Linnea Quigley	United States
Mutator	John R. Bowey	Brion James, Carolyn Ann Clark, Milton Raphael Murill	United States
Night Life	David Acomba	Scott Grimes, John Astin, Cheryl Pollak	United States		[39]
Night Visitor	Rupert Hitzig	Elliott Gould, Richard Roundtree, Michael J. Pollard	United States		[40]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child	Stephen Hopkins	Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Minter	United States		[41]
Offerings	Christopher Reynolds	Loretta Leigh Bowman, Elizabeth Greene, G. Michael Smith	United States		[42]
Out of the Dark	Michael Schroeder	Karen Witter, Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal, Karen Black	United States
Paganini Horror	Luigi Cozzi	Daria Nicolodi, Jasmine Maimone, Pascal Persiano	Italy		[43]
Parents	Bob Balaban	Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt	United States		[44]
Pet Sematary	Mary Lambert	Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby	United States		[45]
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge	Richard S. Friedman	Morgan Fairchild, Derek Rydall, Jonathan Goldsmith	United States		[46]
Psycho Cop	Wallace Potts		United States		[47]
Puppet Master	David Schmoeller	Paul Le Mat, Irene Miracle, Matt Roe	United States		[48]
The Red Monks	Gianni Martucci	Gerardo Merrato, Daniela Barnes, Malisa Longo	Italy		[49]
Shocker	Wes Craven	Peter Berg, Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi	United States		[50]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!	Monte Hellman	Bill Moseley, Laura Harring, Richard Beymer	United States		[51]
Skinned Alive	Jon Killough	J. R. Bookwalter, Lester Clark	United States		[52]
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland	Michael A. Simpson	Pamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffith, Michael J. Pollard	United States		[53]
Society	Brian Yuzna	Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Heidi Kozak	United States		[54]
Speak of the Devil	Raphael Nussbaum	Dan Patrick Brady, David Campbell, William Cannon	United States		[55] [56]
Spontaneous Combustion	Tobe Hooper	Jaime Alba, Cynthia Bain	United States		[57]
Stepfather II	Jeff Burr	Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster, Caroline Williams	United States		[58]
Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator	Don Nardo	Catherine Dee, William Dame, M.R. Murphy	United States
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat	Anthony Hickox	David Carradine, Bruce Campbell	United States		[59]
Tetsuo: The Iron Man	Shinya Tsukamoto	Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya Tsukamoto	Japan		[60]
Things	Andrew Jordan	Robert (Tex) Allen, Amber Lynn, Patricia Sadler	United States		[61]
The Toxic Avenger Part II	Lloyd Kaufman , Michael Herz	Ron Fazio, Phoebe Legere, John Altamura	United States		[62]
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie	Lloyd Kaufman , Michael Herz	Ron Fazio, Phoebe Legere, John Altamura	United States		[63]
Vampire's Kiss	Robert Bierman	Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Ashley	United States	Comedy horror	[64]
The Vineyard	James Hong , William "Bill" Rice	Cheyl Madsen, Karen Witter, Michael Wong	United States Canada		[65]
Violent Shit	Andreas Schnaas	Karl Inger, Gabi Banner, Wolfgang Hinz	West Germany		[66]
Warlock	Steve Miner	Julian Sands, Lori Singer, Richard E. Grant	United States		[67]
Witch Story	Alessandro Capone	Amy Adams, Jeff Bankert, Ian Bannen	Italy		[67]
The Woman in Black	Herbert Wise	Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker	United Kingdom	Television film	[68]
Zombie Rampage	Todd Sheets	Dave Byerly, Erin Kehr, Stanna Bippus	United States	Led to sequel Zombie Bloodbath (1993)	[69]

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External links

• Horror films of 1989 on Internet Movie Database